This site has been done a couple of times by my self, KEF, Underworld, spikey and scurb.
but this time we went somewhere new and somewhere we wanted to get to but could not.
Me, scrub and KEF went up the clock tower.
All the way to top.
This site is not what we expect at all.
up the many stair cases, over the inches of flying rat poo and carcases and in to a small dark room with a big white box in the middle.
Its the main motor room for the clocks (there is 4, 1 on each side). this motor room is in very very good condition. complete with paper work of when it was fitted/put back in to working order. Up a small ladder thats also covered in poo and you come to the back of the clock faces.
1 smaller white box and 4 even smaller boxes.
the smaller box is sat in the middle of the room, it splits the drive from the motor to each of the smaller 4 boxes that then turn the hands on the clock faces. the hole set up looks like it needs some power and it will start working again. so clean and rust free.
In the courner is another shitty covered ladder with a door. after some time of KEF struggeling to open it, i found the door handle. opened the door and it open up to the very top of the tower, right below the bells. never knew this tower had bells, a cracking find and well worth the bird poo.
I dont know much about the history of this site, KEF knows more than me but i do know that redrow bought up loads of land around the market hall off the MOD and nocked every thing down and started building flats. they are keeping the market hall and restoring it. in to what i dont know.
But, on to the pics.
A pic from my 1st visit.
but this time we went somewhere new and somewhere we wanted to get to but could not.
Me, scrub and KEF went up the clock tower.
All the way to top.
This site is not what we expect at all.
up the many stair cases, over the inches of flying rat poo and carcases and in to a small dark room with a big white box in the middle.
Its the main motor room for the clocks (there is 4, 1 on each side). this motor room is in very very good condition. complete with paper work of when it was fitted/put back in to working order. Up a small ladder thats also covered in poo and you come to the back of the clock faces.
1 smaller white box and 4 even smaller boxes.
the smaller box is sat in the middle of the room, it splits the drive from the motor to each of the smaller 4 boxes that then turn the hands on the clock faces. the hole set up looks like it needs some power and it will start working again. so clean and rust free.
In the courner is another shitty covered ladder with a door. after some time of KEF struggeling to open it, i found the door handle. opened the door and it open up to the very top of the tower, right below the bells. never knew this tower had bells, a cracking find and well worth the bird poo.
I dont know much about the history of this site, KEF knows more than me but i do know that redrow bought up loads of land around the market hall off the MOD and nocked every thing down and started building flats. they are keeping the market hall and restoring it. in to what i dont know.
But, on to the pics.
A pic from my 1st visit.
